Andrea Pálos (Viktória Teleki Farkas) and Gábor Rakonczay, with their own designed and built boat, were the first Hungarian pair to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a world record time in mixed pairs.

The ocean rowing boat they designed and built, named Tűzhangya, won the Hungarian Design Award in the product category from the Hungarian Patent Office in 2007. In connection with the success of the ocean rowing, they were recognized by Guinness World Records in London and the Adventure of the Year Award from National Geographic Adventure in Washington. The general public could see the boat at the Hungarian Museum of Applied Arts in Budapest and at the Vienna Boat Show in Vienna. The highly successful book about the expedition, The Fire Ant, was published in Hungary in 2011.